WELLINGTON COUNTY - Effective Dec. 23, essential care partners must be two-dose vaccinated and social visits are no longer permitted.
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County libraries move to curbside pickup only on Dec. 23
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Due to a massive spike in local COVID-19 cases, starting Dec. 23 all libraries in Wellington County will offer only curbside pick-up service.
COVID-19 cases double in less than a week, reach 536 in WDGPH region
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) is reporting 299 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend (Dec. 17 to 19). Active cases in the region have more than doubled in one week, rising to 536 as of Dec. 20, a level last seen at the end of April.
Fire safety association offers tips to keep residents safe during holidays
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Wellington County Public Fire Safety Education Officers Association is offering advice to help keep residents safe during the holiday season.
‘More questions than answers’: lawyers representing family of police shooting victim take issue with SIU findings
TORONTO – The lawyers representing the family of a Fergus man shot and killed by a Wellington OPP officer on Aug. 15, are raising serious questions following the Dec. 14 release of a Special Investigations Unit (SIU) report.
Ontario to cut capacity limits, reduce gathering sizes in response to Omicron
TORONTO – The province is implementing new capacity restrictions to several sectors in response to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Ontario.
Employer application period now open for Canada Summer Jobs program
OTTAWA –The employer application process for funding under the Canada Summer Jobs 2022 program is now open, says Perth-Wellington MP John Nater.
With rising food costs comes rising food insecurity – and the challenge of how to confront it
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The 12th Canadian food price report from Halifax-based Dalhousie University was released on Dec. 9 with foreboding predictions on the rising cost to put food on the table in the coming year.
Funding available for neighbourhood revitalization, reimagining public spaces
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The county’s economic development department is advising local business groups and non-profits of an opportunity to fund projects to enhance their communities.
Local workshops target cybersecurity on farms as agriculture goes increasingly digital
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Cybersecurity workshops in Wellington County focused on farmers and the agriculture sector's increasing reliance on digital technology and internet.